# Dee Speed

> Product Design Executive | Non-Profit Board Director | Creative Director

Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dee

Director of Design shaping the future of consumer media at scale. I lead multidisciplinary teams to build global products that drive business growth, resonate with users, and evolve alongside emerging technologies—including generative AI.

At YouTube Music & Premium, I’ve led design strategy across premium streaming, creator platforms, and AI-assisted tools for music discovery and custom content creation. My focus is on scalable systems, expressive user experiences, and building products that stay intuitive even as they grow more intelligent.

## Work Experience
### Member Board of Directors @ New Orleans Video Access Center
Jan 2023 – Present | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

### Owner Principal @ deedee9:14
Jan 2000 – Present
Buyer, sourcer, specializing in mid-century glass, original art, and interior design.

### Director of Design: YouTube Music and YouTube Premium @ YouTube
Jan 2016 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
Currently Director of Product Design for YouTube Music, YouTube Premium. I've also in my tenure served as Director of Product Design for YouTube Trust and Safety, and Creator Platform Experiences.

Responsible for a distributed team of designers, researchers, content strategists, ux engineers, and brand designers who create YouTube's premium subscription verticals (YouTube Premium, YouTube Originals, YouTube Music, and Music Artist + Industry efforts). 

I facilitate and direct a variety of teams that employ design thinking and methodology in collaboration with cross-functional teams of engineers, researchers, technical writers, product marketers, product managers, the business and policy orgs and product support specialists to deliver powerful, accessible experiences across the YouTube platform.

Recent critical foundational work during my lengthy tenure:
Spearheaded the vision, design strategy, and narrative development for YouTube Music’s generative AI initiatives, including the Music AI Incubator, Creator Music tools, and AI-powered custom radio features.

Co-authored YouTube’s public AI Music Principles, driving cross-functional alignment with artists, legal, and product teams to ensure innovation was both ethical and empowering.

Designed and launched creator-facing experiences enabling text-prompted instrumental generation and audience-informed music discovery tools.

Positioned YouTube Music at the forefront of AI-driven creativity while navigating complex issues of copyright, authorship, and the cultural impact of non-human collaboration.

Advocated for preserving human artistry within AI-enhanced environments, ensuring that design decisions honored both legacy creators and emerging voices.

### Next Gem Femme Mentor @ Femme It Forward
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area

### UX Manager & Creative Director, Google Fiber @ Google
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, CA
My focus is twofold: While growing a strong UX team to support our growing business here at Google Fiber, our UX initiative is to provide both marketing and service design solutions that are unparalleled in the industry. At every point in the Fiber customer's experience it is my goal to create a unique and delightful experience by infusing Google's brand essence across all products, systems, services, and interpersonal interactions.

Responsibilities include:
- Product definition
- User insights
- Ideation and concept development
- Experience strategy
- Experience planning
- Team facilitation
- Coordination and oversight

### UX Lead + Design Manager, Google Analytics @ Google
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Mountain View, CA
- Product definition
- User insights
- Ideation and concept development
- Experience strategy
- Experience planning
- Team facilitation
- Coordination and oversight

### Director of Product Design, Communications + Communities @ Yahoo!
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Sunnyvale, CA

### Sr. Design Lead Yahoo! Communications - Messenger Product @ Yahoo! Inc.
Jan 2000 – Jan 2011 | Sunnyvale, CA
My tenure at Yahoo! was a long one filled with exciting challenges for more than a decade. My most recent accomplishments included leading the Product Design Team across the entire suite of Yahoo! Messenger Products. Working simultaneously on releases for iPhone, Android, Win/MacOS desktop platforms, and integration into the overall Yahoo! network lead to amazing discoveries in user behaviour. Our primary goal was to craft a consistent product experience in interaction and visual design across multiple devices in multiple international markets.

### User Experience Design Director @ Yahoo! Inc.
Jan 2002 – Jan 2007
Broad cross-functional role that also included management of regional design teams in our emerging international markets and South East Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and India. Maintained hands-on product development as well as regional advisor for user experience team development and management. Provided direct UX support and creative design direction for Southeast Asia regional portals including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand.

### Interaction Designer, Entertainment Group @ Yahoo! Inc.
Jan 2000 – Jan 2002
Prior to my relocation to our Sydney office, my role was as senior interaction designer for entertainment products at Yahoo! Inc.

### UI Designer @ Flickr
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009

### User Experience and Product Design Manager @ Yahoo!7
Jan 2002 – Jan 2006
Managed the user experience design team through the joint venture efforts between Yahoo! Australia & NZ, New Zealand Telelcom, and Channel 7 Network. Both joint ventures were a first in the South Asia region which required the merging of new media content and data sources for a broad dynamic range of regional users.

### Senior Information Architect @ Disney Go.com (Disney Interactive Group)
Jan 1999 – Jan 2000
Senior Information Architect and Visual Designer, Search & Search Applications, Entertainment Mr. Showbiz and ESPN. 

Responsibilities include the design and implementation of search engine interfaces as well as maintaining the design integrity and functionality of current GO Network branding in all areas of search and directory related pages. Design duties include prototyping, functional mock-ups, QA testing, and product development through creative design concepts. Typical graphic design projects include banner ads, graphics, and layout, with a high concentration on portal designs with broad user bases. Express Search application design responsibilities include the refinement of application UI to streamline and better the user experience. Worked closely with engineers and design team to ensure proper implementation of all UI features. Also provided consultation as Senior Information Architect appointed to Go.com redesign structure and business brand transition for Go.com.

### Senior Advertising Designer - Creative Services @ Move.com(formerly Rent.net)
Jan 1998 – Jan 1999
Designed and programmed online advertisements for a large online rental guide and its associated brands - Corporate Housing, Owner & Manager Resources, Senior Housing, and Self-Storage. Transferred existing client business and communication concepts into professional and creative web solutions. Built prototypes of proposed features and navigation for the Rent Net site. Designed and produced a wide variety of marketing and communications materials, including broadcast faxes, ad banners, and media kit inserts.

### Pre-Press Graphic Design Specialist @ Electric Press of New York
Jan 1997 – Jan 1998
Responsibilities included producing high-end graphic design work for internal and external clients. Readying all graphical artwork for layout, proofing and typesetting.

### Research Scientific Illustrator @ School oh Humanities and Sciences: Department of Biology, Ithaca college
Jan 1994 – Jan 1995
Under the direction of Dr. A. JONATHAN SHAW, Department of Biology Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA. Produced illustrations for the study of and future publication of work for Epipterygium (Musci: Bryaceae), Bryophyte Biology Peatmosses (Sphagnum).

### Graduate Horticulture Research Illustrator @ L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Mann Library, Cornell University
Jan 1993 – Jan 1995
Technical Illustrator providing hand-drawn botanical and mechanical illustrations for graduate and PhD candidates for the publication of research papers on Botanical Studies. (for published work examples see; "Taxonomy of Asarum Section Asarum (Aristolochiaceae)" by Lawrence M. Kelly)


## Education
### Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University

### Bachelor of Science in Pre-med Bio/Chem
Ithaca College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/deespeed

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Last updated: 2026-04-05